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21 #ifndef AVUTIL_AVUTIL_H
22 #define AVUTIL_AVUTIL_H
32 * @section libav_intro Introduction
34 * This document describes the usage of the different libraries
37 * @li @ref libavc "libavcodec" encoding/decoding library
38 * @li @ref lavfi "libavfilter" graph-based frame editing library
39 * @li @ref libavf "libavformat" I/O and muxing/demuxing library
40 * @li @ref lavd "libavdevice" special devices muxing/demuxing library
41 * @li @ref lavu "libavutil" common utility library
42 * @li @ref lavr "libavresample" audio resampling, format conversion and mixing
43 * @li @ref libsws "libswscale" color conversion and scaling library
45 * @section libav_versioning Versioning and compatibility
47 * Each of the Libav libraries contains a version.h header, which defines a
48 * major, minor and micro version number with the
49 * <em>LIBRARYNAME_VERSION_{MAJOR,MINOR,MICRO}</em> macros. The major version
50 * number is incremented with backward incompatible changes - e.g. removing
51 * parts of the public API, reordering public struct members, etc. The minor
52 * version number is incremented for backward compatible API changes or major
53 * new features - e.g. adding a new public function or a new decoder. The micro
54 * version number is incremented for smaller changes that a calling program
55 * might still want to check for - e.g. changing behavior in a previously
56 * unspecified situation.
58 * Libav guarantees backward API and ABI compatibility for each library as long
59 * as its major version number is unchanged. This means that no public symbols
60 * will be removed or renamed. Types and names of the public struct members and
61 * values of public macros and enums will remain the same (unless they were
62 * explicitly declared as not part of the public API). Documented behavior will
65 * In other words, any correct program that works with a given Libav snapshot
66 * should work just as well without any changes with any later snapshot with the
67 * same major versions. This applies to both rebuilding the program against new
68 * Libav versions or to replacing the dynamic Libav libraries that a program
71 * However, new public symbols may be added and new members may be appended to
72 * public structs whose size is not part of public ABI (most public structs in
73 * Libav). New macros and enum values may be added. Behavior in undocumented
74 * situations may change slightly (and be documented). All those are accompanied
75 * by an entry in doc/APIchanges and incrementing either the minor or micro
80 * @defgroup lavu Common utility functions
83 * libavutil contains the code shared across all the other Libav
86 * @note In order to use the functions provided by avutil you must include
87 * the specific header.
91 * @defgroup lavu_crypto Crypto and Hashing
96 * @defgroup lavu_math Maths
101 * @defgroup lavu_string String Manipulation
107 * @defgroup lavu_mem Memory Management
113 * @defgroup lavu_data Data Structures
118 * @defgroup lavu_video Video related
124 * @defgroup lavu_audio Audio related
130 * @defgroup lavu_error Error Codes
136 * @defgroup lavu_log Logging Facility
142 * @defgroup lavu_misc Other
146 * @defgroup lavu_internal Internal
148 * Not exported functions, for internal usage only
154 * @defgroup preproc_misc Preprocessor String Macros
163 * @addtogroup lavu_ver
168 * Return the LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT constant.
170 unsigned avutil_version(void);
173 * Return an informative version string. This usually is the actual release
174 * version number or a git commit description. This string has no fixed format
175 * and can change any time. It should never be parsed by code.
177 const char *av_version_info(void);
180 * Return the libavutil build-time configuration.
182 const char *avutil_configuration(void);
185 * Return the libavutil license.
187 const char *avutil_license(void);
194 * @addtogroup lavu_media Media Type
199 AVMEDIA_TYPE_UNKNOWN = -1, ///< Usually treated as AVMEDIA_TYPE_DATA
202 AVMEDIA_TYPE_DATA, ///< Opaque data information usually continuous
203 AVMEDIA_TYPE_SUBTITLE,
204 AVMEDIA_TYPE_ATTACHMENT, ///< Opaque data information usually sparse
209 * @defgroup lavu_const Constants
212 * @defgroup lavu_enc Encoding specific
214 * @note those definition should move to avcodec
218 #define FF_LAMBDA_SHIFT 7
219 #define FF_LAMBDA_SCALE (1<<FF_LAMBDA_SHIFT)
220 #define FF_QP2LAMBDA 118 ///< factor to convert from H.263 QP to lambda
221 #define FF_LAMBDA_MAX (256*128-1)
223 #define FF_QUALITY_SCALE FF_LAMBDA_SCALE //FIXME maybe remove
227 * @defgroup lavu_time Timestamp specific
229 * Libav internal timebase and timestamp definitions
235 * @brief Undefined timestamp value
237 * Usually reported by demuxer that work on containers that do not provide
241 #define AV_NOPTS_VALUE INT64_C(0x8000000000000000)
244 * Internal time base represented as integer
247 #define AV_TIME_BASE 1000000
250 * Internal time base represented as fractional value
253 #define AV_TIME_BASE_Q (AVRational){1, AV_TIME_BASE}
258 * @defgroup lavu_picture Image related
260 * AVPicture types, pixel formats and basic image planes manipulation.
266 AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I = 1, ///< Intra
267 AV_PICTURE_TYPE_P, ///< Predicted
268 AV_PICTURE_TYPE_B, ///< Bi-dir predicted
269 AV_PICTURE_TYPE_S, ///< S(GMC)-VOP MPEG-4
270 AV_PICTURE_TYPE_SI, ///< Switching Intra
271 AV_PICTURE_TYPE_SP, ///< Switching Predicted
272 AV_PICTURE_TYPE_BI, ///< BI type
276 * Return a single letter to describe the given picture type
279 * @param[in] pict_type the picture type @return a single character
280 * representing the picture type, '?' if pict_type is unknown
282 char av_get_picture_type_char(enum AVPictureType pict_type);
289 #include "rational.h"
294 * Return the fractional representation of the internal time base.
296 AVRational av_get_time_base_q(void);
303 #endif /* AVUTIL_AVUTIL_H */